DENVER — At some point, probably, the Spurs' winning streak is going to come to an end.

Whenever it happens, coach Gregg Popovich just might crack open an extra special bottle of wine.

“When you win like that, there are areas that dissipate,” Popovich said Friday before the Spurs added another win to the ledger, 133-102 at Denver. “Maybe this comes too easy, or you forgot about doing that.

“In an odd way, losing's not a bad thing at this point in the year.”

Unfortunately for Popovich and his elusive search for teachable moments, the Spurs keep right on rolling along.

Two nights after narrowly escaping with a five-point win over the lottery-bound Nuggets in San Antonio, the Spurs cruised to their 16th consecutive victory in a rematch at the Pepsi Center.

In doing so, the Spurs (56-16) prolonged the longest regular-season winning streak in club history, chasing only the 1995-96 squad that won 17 in a row.

“I don't care about the streak,” Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. “I only think about it every time you guys ask about it. We're in a different mindset. We're (10) games from the playoffs. We want to get better and keep feeling good.”

Once the Spurs got going Friday, it was hard to imagine them playing much better.

Starting in place of the injured Danny Green, Marco Belinelli set the tone early, tossing in four first-quarter threes on his way to 27 points.

Belinelli finished 10 of 15 from the field for the Spurs, who logged 37 assists, led by seven from center Tiago Splitter.

“(Belinelli) played within himself and took good shots,” Popovich said. “We moved the ball and it worked out pretty well for us.”

By halftime, Belinelli was 6 of 7 from long range and had 20 points, part of a 9-for-15 first-half Spurs barrage that gave them a 62-43 lead at intermission.

“Just playing the game,” Belinelli said.

In that, at least the Nuggets had improved, by a point. They trailed 63-43 after two quarters in San Antonio.

Two nights earlier, the Nuggets cut a 24-point deficit to three in the fourth quarter. This time, things went from bad to worse for Denver (32-41).

By the time it was over, the Spurs had set a new scoring high, leading by as many as 35, and made 13 of 24 3-pointers in the process.

“We kept our focus much better tonight,” said Tim Duncan, who added 20 points and two blocks. “We didn't have a period where we relaxed and let them back in the game.”

Kawhi Leonard added 14 points, six assists, three blocks and two steals as the Spurs swept a season series from Denver for the first time since 2001-02.

The Spurs have not lost since before the All-Star break. It has forced Popovich to dig deep to keep his team's attention.

In the second half, after Randy Foye got loose for a fast-break layup, Popovich called timeout to scream about transition defense.

The Spurs led 81-59.

After the game, Duncan was asked to gauge Popovich's mood during the longest regular-season winning streak of his career.

“I don't think he likes them as much as everybody else,” Duncan said. “He's a teacher who wants to teach. He wants the good and the bad.”

At this rate, the Spurs are about one more win away from Popovich starting bruising center Aron Baynes at point guard and letting diminutive guard Patty Mills jump center just to shake things up.

The Spurs regained their focus long enough to put the hammer down on the Nuggets on Friday.

Saturday, they put their streak on the line at home against New Orleans that lost burgeoning star Anthony Davis to an ankle injury Friday night in a win over Utah.

After that, the schedule turns, with seven of their final nine games against teams either in the playoff field or with a plausible chance to fight their way in.

“Usually victory tends to lead you to be satisfied with yourself and relax a little bit,” Ginobili said. “When you lose three in a row, you tend to focus and pay attention more to execute well every possession. It's a good test. Hopefully, we don't do that as we keep building.”